Bundela

The Bundela or Bondela is a Rajput clan that historically ruled on parts of several states of India specifically Madhya Pradesh.[1][2][3] Over several generations, the cadet lineages of Bundela Rajputs founded several states in area what came to be known as Bundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom from the 16th century.[4][5]

Statue of Bundela king, Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundela in Madhya Pradesh, India
Chhatris (Cenotaphs) of Bundela Rajput rulers on the bank of Betwa River, Orcha, Madhya Pradesh

References

  1. ↑ Jaswant lal Mehta (2002). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. p. 105. ISBN 9781932705546. The Bundelas, who imparted their name to their habitat, were a clan of Rajputs, who emerged as a political entity in central India in the early medieval period.
  2. ↑ Nandini Chatterjee (2020). Land and Law in Mughal India: A Family of Landlords across Three Indian Empires. Cambridge University Press. p. 84. ISBN 9781108486033.
  3. ↑ Eugenia Vanina (2012). Medieval Indian Mindscapes: Space, Time, Society, Man. p. 147.
  4. ↑ John F Richards (1995). Mughal Empire, part 1, Volume 5. p. 129.
  5. ↑ Jaswant lal Mehta (2002). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. p. 105. ISBN 9781932705546.
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